Armed pirates have attacked a Japanese
oil tanker in the Straits of Malacca, stealing
three million litres of diesel and abducting three Indonesian crew members.
The
tanker, carrying five million litres of diesel, had a mixed crew, including
Indian nationals. Police said the ship was sailing 16 nautical miles off Pulau
Ketam, on its way to Myanmar from Singapore, when the incident occurred.
The ship has been anchored and investigations have
begun.The incideny fuelled piracy concerns in one of the world's busiest
waterways.
The Strait of Malacca, a key highway for sea traffic
between and Asia, Europe and the Middle East, is a route for nearly a quarter
of the world's seaborne oil trade.
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